Where does “verspüren” come from?
verspüren (German) comes from German spüren, from Middle High German spüren, from Old High German spurien, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
verspüren (German): to feel, sense
Definitions
- to feel, sense
Ancestry of “verspüren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spüren | to sense |
| 2 | Middle High German | spüren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spurien | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurjaną | to feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |